<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I've done a thorough amount of reading on this forum as well as elsewhere but have not been able to come up with solid conclusions to the following questions. I'm going to be posting this thread in both the business and engineering sections.</p>
<p>About me: I just graduated with a BS in bioengineering from a top 5 engineering school with a 3.35 GPA (but 3.9 the last three semesters). My set path is to apply for an MS in bioengineering -> work for a few years -> apply to a top 10 MBA program. I have already made my mind on this path so let's not waste time discussing whether this is good/bad. </p>
<p>My goal is to manage or consult for a biotech/medical device company, or possibly go in a completely separate path into finance. Regardless of the path, I am certain that I want an MBA.</p>
<p>Questions:</p>
<p>1) Do top 10 MBA programs greatly favor recruiting their own BS/MS students?</p>
<p>2) Are top 10 MBA programs lenient to accepting <em>slightly</em> lower GPAs from engineering applicants or do they not care that engineering coursework is harder. </p>
<p>3) If my goal is engineering management, should I be looking at a Management MBA or an Executive MBA?</p>
<p>4) If my goal is finance, is it clear that I should be pursuing a Finance MBA?</p>
<p>5) Given my goals, should I be applying to a top tier bioengineering program for a MS or a top name brand university? (ie. UCSD, UMich, Georgia Tech, JHU, and even Duke don't have as resounding of a name as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.; However, they have far superior bioengineering programs. HYP are barely top 50.)</p>
<p>Note: For the goal of engineering management, although I am interested in meshing the technical side with business, I am primarily interested in management jobs and not senior R&D type jobs.</p>